It belongs to the False Rumor Hall of Fame, though, since whoever started it was witty enough to notice that Amy Camus is Yma Sumac spelled backward.
AlfredoZ ps- Her name was also part of a very funny monologue where a NY theatre hostess introduces odd named celebrities to each other (Yma: Ulu, Ulu: Uta, Uta: Otto....) --- Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One more thing about Yma Sumac. > > She was the victim of one of the most ridiculous > rumors > in show business, ever. The rumor was that she was > really someone else named Amy Camus from Brooklyn > or somewhere like that. Though this nonsense is > easily disproved, it has stuck around. I thought > I'd mention it here before someone brings it up. > Rubbish. She's from Peru. > > K. > > > On Oct 9, 2005, at 12:45 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: > > > Good God. That's funny. > > > > I'm the biggest Yma Sumac fan in the world, > period. > > > > I first heard her in the basement rec room of my > cousin's home > > in Edmonton, Alberta in 1962 on the XTABAY album. > The album > > had been out over 10 years at that time. I > thought I > > had died and gone to heaven. I bought the album, > after I had > > saved enough money to purchase it for $3.98 at the > Gaylynn > > Record Salon in Beaumont, Texas that same summer. > I looked > > up all her albums in the Schwann Record Catalog > and bought them > > all over time - SUN VIRGIN, MAMBO, LEGEND OF THE > JIVARO and finally > > FUEGO DEL ANDE (in stereo), one by one. Later a > friend, Doug > > Hanners, who runs the world famous Austin Record > Convention > > gave me a 10 inch Mexican LP on Musart Records, > ALMA INCA. > > Very scratchy, and I think it was early South > American recordings > > with Vivanco. I think at one point XTABAY had > been continuously > > available from Capitol Records (never out of > print) longer than > > any LP. I have the 45 rpm version of that album > and a 10-inch, too, > > as well as the CDs. Also some Russian live > concert CD, not very > > well recorded. Those Capitol albums should be > 24-bit remastered > > by some really good producer for posterity. > > > > I saw her in San Francisco about 11 or 12 years > ago with a kind of > > rock ensemble, and while I was happy to see her, > the band was > > not particularly good with her music --- and she > told them about it, > > too! > > It was in an upstairs theater over some hotel near > Union Square, if I > > remember correctly. > > > > Channing Thomson got her to sign a program which I > have framed in the > > hall. > > It hangs proudly next to programs for Joan Baez > and Bob Dylan. > > > > I have that great lobby card from SECRET OF THE > INCAS. Too bad there > > wasn't a similar one sheet. I wonder if there > was ever a record > > company poster > > for XTABAY, or any of her Capitol albums. That > would be a holy grail > > for me. > > Fat chance. > > > > I never liked the album she put out on London in > the seventies. A > > friend > > of mine and I tried to look her up in Los Angeles > in the seventies, > > but only > > got as far as her "agent." > > > > Yma Sumac is what every person in show business > aspires to be -- or at > > least should aspire to be - a certified original. > Maybe five out of > > a hundred > > of the really successful artists in show business > are really > > originals. You can't > > earn it, you just are or are not. > > > > Toast her for me! > > > > Kirby McDaniel > > www.movieart.net > > > > > > On Oct 8, 2005, at 11:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > >> Dear Mopo Folks, > >> Just have to share that recording legend and > actress, YMA SUMAC, is > >> doing fine and will actually be coming to my > house Sunday afternoon > >> for lunch! I met her once over 10 years ago while > perfoming here in > >> south Florida and was fortunate to have dinner > with her and some > >> friends, and she returned for a visit to sign > autographs at THE > >> HUKILAU > >> Hukilau 2005 > >> festival here in Fort Lauderdale. For those who > are interested, > >> there are 2 good competing web sites in her > honor. > >> SunVirgin.com - Yma Sumac Homepage > >> > >> Welcome to Yma-Sumac.com! > >> > >> I was fortunate to see her again, although she > did not perform this > >> time, and am honored to host her and her manager > and web master of > >> the second web link given here for brunch > tomorrow on thier way > >> back to Los Angeles. Yma is one of my favorite > performers in the > >> world, and this is like a dream come true for me! > Best wishes to > >> all, and while I'm here, don't forget about my 43 > items closing > >> this Sunday evening by ebay seller, > FLASHBACKSMEMORABILIA > >> > >> FLASHBACKS MEMORABILIA'S EBAY ITEM FOR SALE > >> OR TRY > >> > >> > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZflashbacksmemorabilia > >> > >> > >> Thank you for looking. Will fill you in on the > details of Yma's > >> visit soon! , Evan > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > >> > www.filmfan.com______________________________________________________ > >> _ > >> ____________How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing ListSend a > >> message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the BODY of > >> your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of > this message is > >> solely responsible for its content. > >> > >> > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for === message truncated === Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
